GENERAL NEWS.
Miss Blanche Stuart Scott to" visit Japan. »
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1912.
SERVICE MATTERS.
New R. E. Colonel for Singapore.
Lieut.-Colonel C, H, Ridcut has
Arecont report from the United vaca ed his post as Commanding
PORTUGUESE TIMOR.
Arguments in Favour of Sale of The Territory.
Mr. Loureiro da Fonzeca, who
Prepaid Advertisements.
LOST.
States enys that Miss Blanche Royal Engineer, Dublin District, is regarded in Portugal as an au Stuart Scott, the first woman and embarked for Singapore, to thority on colonial matters, has Leirier, ball black-face. An- OST whits Wire Baird Fox Bvintor in America and, since relieve Lieut.-Colonel H. A. A. written in the "Gazette de Hol-weis to pau "Bob.' Lost in Harriet Quimby's death, the only Livingstons, as Commanding lands" an artiolo about the much- Kowloon on Sunday morning. Suit professional aviatress of note, will Royal Engineer, Straits Settle-talked-of sale of Portuguese,able reward when retorn d to J. O Tisit Japan in the latter part of meats. The latter officer goes Timor. Notwithstanding the Logan, Royal Goorge Hotel, Kowloon. this year and give a series of home for duty at Edinburgh. fight. After concluding Lar pro-
ONE CENT PÅR. WORD gramme in Japan, Miss Scott will By in Berlin, Paris, and London, and will then attempt to cross the English Channel, before return ing to the United States..
The New Governor of the Seychelles.
Col. C. R. M. O'Brien, C.M.G., the new Governor and Comman- dor-in-Chief of Seychelles, is the yongest son of the late Lieut. Col. Sir Terence O'Brien, K.C.M.G., who was himself Governor of Newfoundland, and a grandson of Major-General Terence O'Brien, who was in command of the Troops in Ceylon from 1880 to 1856 and acted as Governor from
December 1st, 1863; to March 30th, 1805. Col. C. R. M. O'Brien is also a nephow of the late Mr. H. A. O'Brien, the gigantic Colosial Treasurer of the Straits Battlements.
Accident in Kuala Lumpor.
H.. M. S. Black Prince.
strenuous opposition in his coun-j try against the alienation of Par- H.M.S. Black Prince had a good [tugal's colonial possessions, he is dusting in the Bay of Biscay and convinced that this is in no way off the Portuguese coast on her an expression of public opinion. way recently from Sheerness to The fact is overlooked that even Gibraltar. One of the officers the alienation of three colonies in said he had hardly ever experienc
the East, namely Portuguese India,
for each insextion.
TO LET,
TET 2nd Floor No. 2. Fed-
dar Street.
od such a flarea gale and moan-Macao, and Timor would only de- tainous seas. The gale lasted crease the colonial possessions of Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Que tomed Office Apply Property some 30 hours, during which the Portugual by one hundredth part Hongkong, 22ed May. 1912. crow were battened down the of its territorial area. The writer
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Captain, and officers cabins boing has every respect for national TO LET LARGE substantially bpil, fooded, whilst the heavy weight ride, but questions of feeling, Gödown.situsted on water front, of metal on the decks caused muh he states, should give place to East Point. Forfar her particulars apply training. The Black Prince higher interests, witness France Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & cellent sea boat. proved horself, however, an ex-for instance, who recently conced-Co. Ltd. '*
Colonel Hanna and a German ** Invasion."'
contral accommodation, light and
ed to Germany her possessions in Horgkong 13th Aug., 1912 (588 the Congo.. Bearing this in mind, one has to remember that the OFFICES TO LET-First Class, Colonel Hanna, according to colonies of Portugal have very airy, on First, Second and Third Floor, the "Empire" newspaper, Cal- little or no financial and economic in new building being arcted for Mcese, cutts, lately commanding at Delhi, coherence. Each colony must be WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO.. publishes a brochure entitled considered according to its own LTD. Entranos from Des Voeux Road entitled, "Can Germany invade value and then it is indisput-Flectric Lit to all floors,. Electrio England?" He deals convinc-able that it will be a very Light throughout. ingly with England's perfect long time before Timor's own The plan can be seen and all partion- strategical position and shows resources will be Bufficient are obtained at the Offices of Messrs. that half the battleships and to be independent of the financial PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra cruisers in home waters is stronger assistance of the mother country. Hong. 80th Sept. 1918. than the whole German navy of The deficit of f. 400,000 for the
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A serious accident happened in High Street, Kuala Lumpor, on the 14th inst., says the "Malay Mail, owing to the collapse of
the same class in the North Sea year 1909-1910 has not been automobiliam and the spread of wall between two shops in course and Baltic Imagining an inva-covered, and has since been ap-foot-and-mouth disease is due to of erection. The wall was about sion by 150,000 Germans, with preciably increasing, as the chief the undoubted fact that in the twenty-five fent high and simply half our Navy and 100,000 soldiers source of income, the inland tax, ages of break-down, which are, crumpled up. Six men engaged overseas there would still be could not be collected during the on the building wore afterwards 40,400 (2) soldiers to defend Eng-robellion of the natives, and the of course, not uncommon, many to hospital. It is understood that dug out by the police and taken land, Germany could not organ-local expenditure, which had al-/care are housed in or near places which have been used by animals. this building was being erected entirely without professional eupervision and that a warning had already been given to the authorities that the building was being constructed in a dangerous manner. Wo gather that Inck of enough cement in the mortar and faulty construction were con- tributing causes to the accident. All the mon dug out wère au- conscious.
The Turk without the Fez.
ise a secret or open invasion on a ready been reduced to a minimum, of course, if a car is housed under larger scale, not having sufficient hind to be nearly doubled as a coavoy facilities.
Commander of Royal Yacht. result of the military operations such conditions, it is quite possible ments of troops from Portuguese mit the disease. Still, this is one and the considerable reinforce-it might carry infection, because the mere touch is sufficient to trans India, and Mozambique.
of the risks which must be run
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car, if possible, in a cowshed in 1.3,500 000, of which Haworth Lambon, on the China 70,000, or 1-t per cent., is
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worth serious consideration, The fez is certainly a poor cover. At the conclusion of the Royal especially as it must be borne into the poor cow, who afterwards. contracts the disense. Or, per ing for mon on active service; for tour in November, 1901, he was mind that Portugal should con- chance, we may meet a herd of
centrate all her power on her oven tho ohange of its colour to specially promoted to fientenan African territory and it would cows. One of the cows, more [SAMMENG
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khaki did not get ovor its feoblo-and appointed to the Jupitor, in perhaps be.a good policy not to fe into her forefeet, and gently PILLS
nese as a protection against aunthe Channel fleet. His next ship or bad weather. Hence the bead- was the Glory, flagship of Sir shawl devised some time ago to Gerard Noel on the China station, be worn twisted round the fez. February, 1904, to October, 1905. The Turk's devotion to the fez is
Retirement of two Generals. clearly explained by Mr. Duckett
The retirement of two General Forriman: "The préjudice Officers of the Indian Army was against the bat rosts on a religi gazetted last month-Lient. Gen. ous basis. If the namaz (form of Sir Alfred Martia and Major-Gen. prayer) is rightly performed the w. Du G. Gray.
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A NEW CHARGE.
Motor Cars and Foot' and' Mouth Disease.
and heaven help that poor cow, for in all probability it has whiske la foot-and-mouth germ Jon to its anatomy, and its doom
is sealed.
The motor car has been blamed Bluejacket Attacked in Shanghai.
Sir Alfred for many things. The limit, says On the 17th inst. at Shanghai, forehead must touch the ground. Martio, who will not be 60 until the "Autoont, is about reaobes C. Abbott, of H.M.S. Flora, whilst
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arrow and obtained his com- daily illustrated journal: "Every-ricsha, was attacked by three Mr. Hearst and his Newspapers. Miltia in Decembar, 1874. After body knows,' said & leading Chinese and his watch value $5 HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.
stolen. Subsequently official engaged in the work of was As mentioned recently in the two years' service with the 34th "Telegraph," London is to have Foot he joined the Bangal Staffppressing the outbreak, that coolie was arrested with the
foot-and-mouth disease is excep-watch in his possession, and at PLUNKET'S
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a taste of American journalism Corps, and served for some tionally bad in foreign countries. Mixed Court he was sent to prison of the Hoaret type, which, re- time with the 5th Gurkha Riffes, The precise connection between for six months. marks the Ceylon Observer." the 1st Battalion of which unfortunately does not represent he commanded. He has filled the highest standard of now-many important Staff appoint- paper publication in that country. monts, including thore of Assist Mr. Hearst is the son of the late ant Military Secretary for Indian Senator Hearst, of New York and Affairs at the War Office, com- San Francisco, who made his formander of the Bareilly Brigade, tune out of gold mining in the Adjutant General in India, and West, and upon his son's com- commander of the Rawal Pindi pletion of College, he bought and Division, vacating this last-named gavo him the "New York past in May. His campaigns in- above number of Volumes, and every mail brings the Journal,"
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Hearst had some radical ideas and nine expeditions on the about "sensational journalism."North-West Frontier, during and with the aid of Arthur Brin which he was six times mentioned
bane, a very capable but orrátio in dispatches. Gen. Martin was
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